The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $35.85 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 13% cheaper – $229.73 vs $265.58
- Consumes up to 29% less energy – 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
56%
Min 1% FPS
25
45%
Price, €
€229.73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.17/FPS
64%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, €
€265.58
86%
Value, €/FPS
€2.68/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
17%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
31%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
44%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
38%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
19%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 |
---|---|---|
General | ||
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
Memory | ||
2 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
Theoretical Performance | ||
37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |